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Document 0564
DOCN M9480564
TI Kenyan university students' views on AIDS.
DT 9410
AU Sindiga I; Lukhando M; Department of Tourism, Faculty of Health
Sciences, Moi; University, Eldoret, Kenya.
SO East Afr Med J. 1993 Nov;70(11):713-6. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94307128
AB In view of the rapidly increasing number of AIDS cases reported in Kenya
since 1984, a survey was conducted among Kenyatta University
undergraduate students during October and November 1988 to gauge their
knowledge, attitudes and practices with regard to the disease. A random
sample of 344 individuals both men and women was interviewed. The
results showed that almost everyone had heard about AIDS and the
knowledge was spread evenly across gender. Although the students were
able to identify the symptoms of a full blown AIDS victim, their
knowledge on HIV was vague. Other findings were: that condoms were lowly
rated as a strategy for minimizing the risk of contracting AIDS and the
majority of the students attempted to reduce the chance of contracting
the disease by having one sex partner. However, the students were
apathetic about contracting the disease. In the event of becoming
victims of AIDS, most of them indicated that they would not merely wait
to die; instead they would commit suicide. In view of these findings,
there is a case for educating this group on how to respond to the AIDS
infection.
DE *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
CONTROL/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY Adolescence Adult Attitude to Death
Condoms/UTILIZATION Female Health Education Human Kenya *Knowledge,
Attitudes, Practice Male Mass Media Questionnaires Risk Factors
Sampling Studies Sexual Partners Students/*PSYCHOLOGY Suicide
Universities JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).